Legal Opinion
United States v. Kahane
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 7, 1975No. 71-CR-479, 75-C-624PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEINSTEIN, District Judge.
The defendant, an ordained orthodox rabbi sentenced to imprisonment by this court, seeks food meeting orthodox Jewish dietary requirements (kosher food). The government contends that this court has no power to consider his claim. For the reasons stated below the court holds that it has the power and obligation to require the government to permit this defendant to obtain such food while he is incarcerated.
I. HISTORY OF LITIGATION; INTRODUCTION
In 1971 the defendant pleaded guilty to attempting to make a bomb. There was no proof that his activities…
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